Filming in the UAE? We make it happen.
Locations, permits, local crew and on-the-ground production management, from beaches and cities to deserts and mountains.
Save up to 35% of your UAE spend
Eligible productions filming in the UAE can qualify for a rebate of up to 35% of total UAE spend. We're registered with the Creative Media Authority in Abu Dhabi and secure the content and filming approvals your project needs to qualify.
Who qualifies.
- 01Feature films
- 02Scripted TV
- 03Documentaries
- 04Reality TV
- 05Commercials
- 06Animation
- 07Game shows & talk shows
- 08Pilots & video games
Everything a visiting production needs.
- Location and talent scouting: beaches, cities, deserts and mountains
- Filming permits and approvals
- Local crew and equipment
- Production administration throughout the shoot
A production company built for broadcast
Blazing Sand Studios is an Abu Dhabi-registered, Dubai-based production company led by Paris Norriss as CEO. Our shows have been distributed in 123 countries. We have staffed offices at Upside in Business Bay, Dubai, and at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi.
Broadcasters and platforms we have worked with include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN. Airline partners and in-flight audiences include British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL. Production clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer, and destination work includes the Royal Commission for AlUla.
Film fixing in the UAE covers permits, access and on-the-ground support for visiting productions, including help navigating the UAE rebate of up to 35%.
From brief to delivery
Every project starts with a clear brief: audience, territory, language and deadline. We scope the production path — traditional, AI-directed or hybrid — then shoot or generate under direction and finish with human editors, sound and colour.
Clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer. Platforms and airlines that carry our work include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN, and British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL.
We are CMA-registered in Abu Dhabi, with staffed offices at Upside in Business Bay, Dubai, and at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi. Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios.
Craft, reach and Gulf fluency
Seventeen years of adventure and destination storytelling sit behind the AI workflows. That is why tourism boards, hotels, entertainment companies and agencies trust the same team for both long-form television and short-form campaigns.
- Shows distributed in 123 countries.
- Broadcasters and platforms including Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN.
- Airline and in-flight audiences including British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL.
- Clients including Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer and the Royal Commission for AlUla.
Common questions
Who is behind Blazing Sand Studios?
Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios. The company is Abu Dhabi-registered and Dubai-based, with staffed offices at Upside in Business Bay and at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi.
Where has your content been distributed?
Our shows have been distributed in 123 countries, including on broadcasters and platforms such as Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN, and with airlines including British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL.
Which clients have you worked with?
Production clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer. Destination work includes the Royal Commission for AlUla.
Do you offer AI video as well as traditional production?
Yes. We produce adventure and destination television, and we also produce AI commercials, corporate films, product films, explainers, training films, localisation and micro drama series — all directed shot by shot and finished by human craft teams.
How do we start a project?
Share the brief, territory, language needs and deadline via the contact page. The team will reply with next steps.
Abu Dhabi registered, Dubai based
Blazing Sand Studios was founded to tell outdoor and destination stories for broadcast. Today the same company produces AI video and micro drama alongside traditional television. Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios.
Staffed offices: Upside in Business Bay, Dubai, and twofour54 in Abu Dhabi. Distribution reach: 123 countries. Platforms include Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN. Airlines include British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL. Clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer.
Permits, logistics and local crew
Film fixing is for productions that need the UAE done properly: permits, locations, logistics and on-the-ground support. Blazing Sand Studios is CMA-registered in Abu Dhabi and operates from Upside in Business Bay, Dubai, and twofour54 in Abu Dhabi.
Visiting producers also ask about the UAE rebate of up to 35%. We help productions understand the process and the practical steps on the ground, without inventing guarantees that depend on each project's eligibility.
The same company produces adventure television distributed in 123 countries, works with platforms including Amazon Prime, Apple TV and OSN, and with airlines including British Airways, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Aer Lingus, SpiceJet, Iberia and LEVEL. Clients include Rebel Entertainment, Rotana Hotels and Tadbeer. Paris Norriss is CEO of Blazing Sand Studios.
Foreign productions and regional shoots
Typical fixing briefs come from international producers filming in the Emirates, regional brands shooting destination content, and teams that need bilingual coordination between Arabic and English production paperwork.
When the brief also needs AI campaign cut-downs or full series production, the same studio can carry the project from fixing through production and post.
Bring your production to the UAE.
Tell us your dates, locations and format. We'll check your rebate eligibility.